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7 1 noted that having this station to co-locate their ambulance will help decrease response times in 2 these northern areas. He said the only cost will be the difference in utility costs incurred with 3 usage. He noted the key points of agreement as follows: it provides a bay area for ambulances, 4 provides a work area for medics, and is a rent free facility - Emergency Services will only pay 5 the difference in utilities. 6 Commissioner Dorosin asked where the ambulance to be sited at this area is currently 7 being kept and Jim Groves said it is a roving ambulance. 8 Commissioner McKee said this is excellent opportunity and a new concept and he 9 hoped to use this agreement as a template to approach other departments with staging 10 opportunities. 11 Commissioner Price applauded all of these efforts and asked if there could be the 12 addition of the word ethnicity to the agreement. 13 A motion was made by Commissioner Price seconded by Commissioner McKee to 14 approve the recommendation from the Emergency Services Director to enter into an 15 agreement, with a change to item 17 to add the word ethnicity, with the Orange Rural Fire 16 Department in order to place one (1) emergency medical services (EMS) ambulance at the 17 Orange Rural Fire Department (ORFD) station at 835 Phelps Road and authorize the Manager 18 to sign the Use Agreement. 19 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 20 21 Commissioner McKee said the consent agenda mentioned the departments working 22 collaboratively on the insurance district boundaries to bring people within the 6 mile limit. He 23 expressed his appreciation of these efforts. 24 25 b. Southern Branch Library Siting Criteria — Process Update 26 The Board received an update on the Southern Branch Library site selection analysis, 27 provided feedback to staff on next steps, and authorized staff to present this information and 28 relevant BOCC comments to the Carrboro Board of Aldermen at its April 9, 2013 work session. 29 Chair Jacobs asked staff to address the letter from Carrboro on page 10 during their 30 presentations 31 Lucinda Munger, Orange County Library Director, introduced the presentation and 32 reviewed the PowerPoint Slides as follows: 33 34 Southern Library Site Evaluation Update 35 3/19/13 36 • Area Locator: (map) 37 38 • Intended Outcome: 39 - Background 40 - Summary of Carrboro Suggested Site Evaluation 41 ■ 301 West Main Street (Town Hall) 42 ■ 401 Fidelity Street 43 ■ 1128 Hillsborough Street 44 - BOCC Feedback and Guidance 45 - BOCC authorization to present to the Carrboro Board of Aldermen 46 47 Jeff Thompson, Asset Management Services Director continued the presentation of 48 slides as follows 49 50 Background: